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Abstract Reactions of (O=)PH(OCH2CH3)2and BrMg(CH2)mCH=CH2(4.9–3.2 equiv;m=4 (a), 5 (b), 6 (c)) give the dialkylphosphine oxides (O=)PH[(CH2)mCH=CH2]2(2 a–c; 77–81 % after workup), which are treated with NaH and then α,ω‐dibromides Br(CH2)nBr (0.49–0.32 equiv;n=8 (a′), 10 (b′), 12 (c′), 14 (d′)) to yield the bis(trialkylphosphine oxides) [H2C=CH(CH2)m]2P(=O)(CH2)n(O=)P[(CH2)mCH=CH2]2(3 ab′,3 bc′,3 cd′,3 ca′; 79–84 %). Reactions of3 bc′and3 ca′with Grubbs’ first‐generation catalyst and then H2/PtO2afford the dibridgehead diphosphine dioxides(4 bc′,4 ca′; 14–19 %,n′=2m+2);31P NMR spectra show two stereoisomeric species (ca. 70:30). Crystal structures of two isomers of the latter are obtained,out,out‐4 ca′and a conformer ofin,out‐4 ca′that features crossed chains, such that the (O=)P vectors appearout,out. Whereas4 bc′resists crystallization, a byproduct derived from an alternative metathesis mode, (CH2)12P(=O)(CH2)12(O=)P(CH2)12, as well as3 ab′and3 bc′, are structurally characterized. The efficiencies of other routes to dibridgehead diphosphorus compounds are compared.
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Molecules that Turn Themselves Inside‐Out: Tuning in / out Equilibria and Homeomorphic Isomerization in Macrobicyclic Dibridgehead Diphosphines P((CH 2 ) n ) 3 P Newly Accessible by Earth‐Abundant‐Metal Templates
Abstract Photolyses oftrans‐Fe(CO)3(P((CH2)n)3P) (n=10 (a), 12 (b), 14 (c), 16 (d), 18 (e)) in the presence of PMe3provide the first economical and scalable route to macrobicyclic dibridgehead diphosphines P((CH2)n)3P (1). These are isolated as mixtures ofin,in/out,outisomers that equilibrate with degeneratein,out/out,inisomers at 150 °C via pyramidal inversion at phosphorus. For the entire series, VT31P NMR data establish or boundKeq, rates, and activation parameters for a variety of phenomena, many of which involve homeomorphic isomerizations, topological processes by which certain molecules can turn themselves inside out (e. g.,in,in⇌out,out). This provides the first detailed mapping of such trends in homologous series of aliphatic bicyclic compounds XE((CH2)n)3EX with any type of bridgehead. Isomeric diborane adducts1 a,d ⋅ 2BH3are also characterized. Crystal structures ofout,out‐1 aandin,in‐1 a ⋅ 2BH3aid isomer assignments and reveal unusual cage conformations.
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- Award ID(s):
- 1900549
- PAR ID:
- 10615233
- Publisher / Repository:
- Wiley Blackwell (John Wiley & Sons)
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Chemistry – A European Journal
- Volume:
- 29
- Issue:
- 72
- ISSN:
- 0947-6539
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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